Bhagavad Gita
Bhagavad Gita
The Bhagavad Gita, often referred to as simply the Gita, is a 700-verse Hindu scripture in Sanskrit that is part of the Hindu epic Mahabharata...
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Thus handed down in succession the royal sages knew this (Karma-yoga). After a long time the science of Karma-yoga was lost from this earth.
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The deluded ones, who restrain their organs of action but mentally dwell upon the sense enjoyment, are called hypocrites.
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They say that the world is unreal, without a substratum, without a God, and without an order.
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Always perform your duty efficiently and without attachment to the results, because by doing work without attachment one attains the Supreme.
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A man's own self is his friend. A man's own self is his foe.
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A man who sees action in inaction and inaction in action has understanding among men and discipline in all action he performs.
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Also know, O best among the twice born, the distinguished ones on our side. I name the commanders of my army for your information.
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The yogi who knows all this goes beyond getting the benefits of the study of the Vedas, performance of sacrifices, austerities, and charities, and attains the Supreme eternal abode.
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As moths rush with great speed into the blazing flame for destruction, similarly all these people are rapidly rushing into Your mouths for destruction.
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Absorbed in Brahman, the serene one neither grieves nor desires; becoming impartial to all beings, one obtains My supreme devotion.
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A yogi is called Self-realized who is satisfied with knowledge and understanding of the Self.
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As person abandons worn-out clothes and acquires new ones, so when the body is worn out a new one is acquired by the Self, who lives within.
acquired acquires body clothes lives worn
As person abandons worn-out clothes and acquires new ones, so when the body is worn out a new one is acquired by the Self, who lives within.
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As many torrents of the rivers rush toward the ocean, similarly, those warriors of the mortal world are entering Your blazing mouths.